Mars Horodyski is a Canadian film and television director and screenwriter based in

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. She is most noted as director and co-writer of the 2014 film '' Ben's at Home'', for which she won the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Direction in a Film at the 16th Canadian Comedy Awards. She has also received two

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nominations, with nods for Best Direction, Variety or Sketch Comedy for '' This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' and Best Web Program Or Series, Fiction for ''Terrific Women'' at the

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in 2018, and a

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nomination for Best Direction in a Comedy Series in 2019 for '' Mr. D''."Young up for Directors Guild awards". ''

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'', September 17, 2019. Her other credits have included episodes of the web series ''

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'' and the television series '' The Next Step'', '' Zerby Derby'', '' Odd Squad'', '' Dino Dana'', ''

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'', '' Holly Hobbie'', '' Cavendish'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Hudson & Rex'', ''

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'', '' Workin' Moms'', '' Fakes'' and '' Beyond Black Beauty''.

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